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      Quote Originally Posted by stephen44 View Post
      So I've dug the hole and semi-leveled the yard - it looks huge - pictures and size tomorrow - it's too dark now.

      So after my almost disaster with the back hoe yesterday.... I decided not to venture out on the slope to much... Consequently this means that my plan on having a real drain in the filter pit exiting through the slope to natural run off has also been squashed so I need a plan B please

      How do people drain their filter pit ? - pictures would really help me please .

      How does that cope with the volume when you are surge flushing the BD ?

      thanks in advance as usual
      We have a sump pump barrel and a rain barrel..When we dump the filters the water goes to the sump barrel and is pumped out,in our case the alley..

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      I thought I recognized that red clay stuff! My daughter is in Palmyra - not too far from you. Having a drain direct out the slope would be fantastic. Is digging the old fashioned way, with a shovel, out of the question?

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      hmmm - where can i get one of these pumps from - any good sources ?
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      i would still try and do gravity feed out the back.this way if pump fails someday or even power goes out in a major storm ,water can still run away and not flood a filter pit.
      my house basement leaks from being an old farmhouse and has a 4 inch tile instead of a pump to get rid of the water.that way i never have to wondr if sump pump kicked in during the night or when i am at work.

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      Can you get most of the drain trench dug without getting to close to the slope and a scary backhoe situation??

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      Stephen mine is similar to Marie`s.
      You can buy these sump pumps at HD or Lowes.
      The barrel is 30 gallons and the pump is around 3000 per hour hour I beleive.The pvc off the pump runs under the concrete and out the back of the pit.It drains into the easement behind my yard.



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      This is how my first chamber looked this morning I dumped them yesterday too!

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      thanks for the pictures - how does the sump pump cope with solids?
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      Quote Originally Posted by carrie1964 View Post
      Stephen mine is similar to Marie`s.

      This is how my first chamber looked this morning I dumped them yesterday too!
      but that means it's working
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      Quote Originally Posted by stephen44 View Post
      thanks for the pictures - how does the sump pump cope with solids?
      I don`t really know for sure...but the box said solids up to 1 1 /2 inches. I jusr realized all that crud was in the bottom of my barrel when I saw the pic better get the shopvac up there

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      Quote Originally Posted by stephen44 View Post
      but that means it's working
      I love these filters and you will too!

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      Quote Originally Posted by carrie1964 View Post
      I don`t really know for sure...but the box said solids up to 1 1 /2 inches. I jusr realized all that crud was in the bottom of my barrel when I saw the pic better get the shopvac up there
      do you know which model it is ???
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      Quote Originally Posted by stephen44 View Post
      do you know which model it is ???
      threw the box away..but I`ll call Ted and find out

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      you are such a star thank you
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      This is mine, I can dump only one chamber full force and one half with this pump.
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      Go Stephen Go!

      Sure, there will be some emotional ups and downs , but you will be so happy when you get to a point when you realize that you've actually got a back yard paradise pond in your yard.

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      Quote Originally Posted by carrie1964 View Post
      I don`t really know for sure...but the box said solids up to 1 1 /2 inches. I jusr realized all that crud was in the bottom of my barrel when I saw the pic better get the shopvac up there
      do you think it will do leaves ? I am going to have a leaf problem although the hope is that the skimmer will get most.
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      Quote Originally Posted by stephen44 View Post
      do you think it will do leaves ? I am going to have a leaf problem although the hope is that the skimmer will get most.
      Mine has a cover
      I think the leaves were left over from the pond build.I would look for a barrel with a cover just in case

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      no i mean don't you think some leaves will sink in the pond and go through the system into the filters and then dumped from here to the sump??
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      Quote Originally Posted by stephen44 View Post
      no i mean don't you think some leaves will sink in the pond and go through the system into the filters and then dumped from here to the sump??
      OH....sorry
      I cover my pond when the leaves start to fall....I`ll let you know what my experience is this year with that problem.But the nets keep most of mine out of the bottom.Even my old skimmer did a good job with the ones that got in the old pond

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      Quote Originally Posted by Pond,James_Pond View Post
      Go Stephen Go!

      Sure, there will be some emotional ups and downs , but you will be so happy when you get to a point when you realize that you've actually got a back yard paradise pond in your yard.

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      Funny Steve - I was just re reading your build thread - some good tips in there ! - thankyou
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